Does swimming help you loose weight and get in shape.

Wow! I'm not alone! For some reason when I hit 35 I just started packing on the pounds--think it was work-stress related/poor nutrition/divorce. Anyway, have hit my heaviest now near 200lbs. Got back into swimming at the beginning of the year after trying a lot of other things including eating better, yoga, and a whole year of Poekoelan Tjimindi Tulen (a very physically active martial art) with no reduction of weight. Figure it will take some time and more effort. Still having an up and down battle with soda pop. Some times less than once a week. Other times 3-4 times a week. Have to say that I didn't realize how much I had missed swimming (22 year break). I get so excited about swimming the night before I can hardly sleep. Good to feel like a kid again. As swimshark said some bodies like swimming. I guess mine loves it!

Wow! I'm not alone! For some reason when I hit 35 I just started packing on the pounds--think it was work-stress related/poor nutrition/divorce. Anyway, have hit my heaviest now near 200lbs. Got back into swimming at the beginning of the year after trying a lot of other things including eating better, yoga, and a whole year of Poekoelan Tjimindi Tulen (a very physically active martial art) with no reduction of weight. Figure it will take some time and more effort. Still having an up and down battle with soda pop. Some times less than once a week. Other times 3-4 times a week. Have to say that I didn't realize how much I had missed swimming (22 year break). I get so excited about swimming the night before I can hardly sleep. Good to feel like a kid again. As swimshark said some bodies like swimming. I guess mine loves it!